Amherst, New York

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Mississauga (ON). It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the west of Amherst and has a population of 544,382 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Buffalo. It lies just southwest of Amherst and has a population of 292,648 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Amherst	NE	3 mi [4.83 km]	115,563	0.81% decrease
	Cheektowaga	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	87,788	6.63% decrease
	Clarence	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	28,064	7.43% increase
	Hamburg	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	55,868	0.69% decrease
	Lancaster	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	40,298	3.28% increase
	Lockport	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	20,630	7.4% decrease
	Niagara Falls	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	51,345	7.64% decrease
	North Tonawanda	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	31,222	6.13% decrease
	Orchard Park	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	28,525	3.21% increase
	Tonawanda	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	71,720	8.23% decrease
	West Seneca	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	43,795	4.63% decrease
	Fort Erie (ON)<*>	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	29,925	6.33% increase
	Niagara Falls (ON)<*>	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	82,184	4.27% increase
	Saint Catharines (ON)<*>	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	131,989	2.18% increase
	Welland (ON)<*>	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	50,331	3.99% increase
	<*>   When comparing populations across the border of the USA & Canada, be aware that the populations given are for different years. The US populations are for the years 2008 and 2000. The Canadian populations are for the years 2006 and 2001.

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cheektowaga	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Clarence Center	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Depew	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	15,307	7.95% decrease
	Ferry Village	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Grand Island	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	18,950	1.77% increase
	Grandyle Village	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Harris Hill	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Kenmore	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	15,002	8.67% decrease
	Lancaster	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	11,108	0.72% decrease
	Park Village	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Pendleton	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	6,334	4.69% increase
	Sloan	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	3,450	8.61% decrease
	Tonawanda	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	14,819	8.16% decrease
	Williamsville	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	5,129	7.97% decrease
	Wurlitzer Park Village	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---

Erie County

Amherst is located in Erie County.

Below are counties that are near Amherst (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Amherst:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Amherst
	Cattaraugus County	S	Versailles	33 miles [53 km]
	Chautauqua County	SW	Irving	32 miles [51 km]
	Genesee County	SE	Amherst	0 miles [0 km]
	Niagara County	NW	Park Village	3 miles [4 km]
	Orleans County	NE	West Shelby	22 miles [35 km]
	Wyoming County	SE	Cowlesville	19 miles [30 km]
	Haldimand County (ON)	W	Lowbanks (ON)	33 miles [53 km]
	Regional Municipality of Niagara (ON)	SW	Fort Erie (ON)	8 miles [12 km]
	Norfolk County (ON)	NW	Greens Corners (ON)	18 miles [28 km]
	Parry Sound District (ON)	NW	Barnesdale (ON)	28 miles [45 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for New York<3>

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